Why is it that I always get consumed by the holidays. Somehow, I think the true meaning is getting lost in the consumption. At any rate, my daily posts suffered dramatically. Nothing like the brisk air or Tahoe National Forest to snap me back to myself.

Hey all you downhill skiers out there skiing on crappy snow, why not give x-country a try? The skiing at Tahoe Donner Cross Country was surprisingly good given the lack of precipitation in the Sierras. This was my first time on the Firewalker trail which, as you can see, was gorgeous.